Advanced Photonics Inc. ( Api )

Produce a report of approximately 750 words, in which you identify and assess 4 factors that affect an organisation’s approach to both attracting talent and recruitment and selection. Identify and explain 3 organisational benefits of attracting and retaining a diverse workforce. Describe 3 methods of recruitment and 3 methods of selection.

1. In relation to your current business environment (or one that you are familiar with):

3. How can an organization maintain its image while dealing with a talent surplus? If layoffs are necessary, what would you recommend managers do to ensure that survivors remain committed and productive?

#10. Using the concept of the multiplier, explain why mass layoffs by large companies such as Boeing or General Motors are a concern to the citizens and leaders where those firms are located.

Examine two ways that companies can recruit qualified job applicants. Determine which method may be most effective and predict how it could benefit the company when hiring new employees.

The board of directors and the president know that they have serious human resource issues that will have to change in order for them to compete in the local healthcare market as an employer-of-choice. As in any healthcare organization, fiscal resources are limited, but the board is firmly committed to investing in a well developed human resources plan to decrease turnover and stem the ever-growing turnover and vacancy rates. The president has asked you to attend the next board of directors meeting to share your plan for addressing these serious issues. What will you tell them in your presentation to address the retention and recruitment problems? (Points: 5)

2. Explain how the compensation, staffing, and training strategies were aligned or integrated with each other to create an overall HR strategy for the Oakland A's organization.

Describe the job dimensions of the firm and discuss whether or not you believe the current design is appropriate for the firm. Discuss any suggestions you might have for improving the job design. Grouped by function or by product or geography or a matrix organization? Provide a diagram if helpful to illustrate. Is this organization

Identify and assess at least 4 factors that affect an organization’s approach to attracting talent.

1. Describe the internal labor market of the company in terms of job stability (staying in the same job), promotion paths and rates, transfer paths and rates, demotion paths and rates, and turnover (exit) rates.

Determine the motivational strategy or strategies that would likely be most appropriate for each of your three employees on basis of their individual characteristics. Indicate how you would leverage their employee evaluations to motivate each of the three employees. Describe one or more of the motivational theories and explain how the theories connect to each of your selected motivational strategies.

______ Consulting company was able to measure Ms. Williams job satisfaction level by using her application and evaluation to compare her wants and need of importance with the organization. Ms. Williams stated in her interviewee that advancement is a strong component of her commitment to the organization. Based on the evaluation, Ms. Williams was displeased with the lack of opportunities for advancement, causing job dissatisfaction. Because KidCare hasn’t provided her with the proper steps

Their solution was ATLAS, Ann Taylor Labor Allocation System which would compare sales associate’s performances in categories such as average sales per hour, units sold, and dollars per transaction. The idea was to give more hours to its better-selling sales associates and fewer hours to those poorer-performing associates. What happened was ATLAS scheduled the best associates frequently for shorter shifts during its busy periods and its poor-performing associates for short shifts just once or twice a week during the slower periods. This caused resentment between employees and animosity towards ATLAS and because of the scheduling associates began to steal sales and clients from each other. Yet employee turnover did not increase which may have been due to most of its work force being part time. It has yet to be determined how this scheduling will effect customer satisfaction.

3. I would allow employees to utilize the skills that they have to enhance the changes in the organization.

c. Employee empowerment through job expansion (i.e, enriching/enlarging the scope of the jobs, for instance, 1-2 employees assigned for all checkpoints instead of having 1 per checkpoint).